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a little darker; disk, white; a white spot between bill and 

 eye; wings and tail with white spots on both webs, the latter 

 with from 8-10 pairs; bill, light yellow; iris, yellow; tarsus 

 feathered; * * * length, 10.00; extent, 21.00-23.00; 

 wing, 7.25; tail, 4.50." (Stearns.) 



The nest, found in the Magdalen Islands June 13th, by 

 Mr. Perham, "was placed in a hole of a dead birch tree 

 not far from the ground, and contained four young and one 

 addled egg." Eggs, four to five, rather spherical, pure 

 white, very smooth; dimensions, 1.06X1.28-1.10X1.32. In 

 every way this species would seem to be quite similar to 

 the Acadian Owl, except that it is notably larger. 



BICKNELL'S THRUSH. 



Off the southwest end of Nova Scotia, opposite Yarmouth 

 and Shelburne counties, are a large number of islands one 

 for every day in the year, they say. On leaving the harbor 

 of the city of Yarmouth, off to the westward and well out 

 to sea, are Green Island and Gannet Rock. Then come 

 the Tusket Islands, many in number, and of varied size, 

 form and appearance, some being partly cultivated, some 

 wholly wooded, and the outermost almost as smooth as a 

 lawn; these last are called the Bold Tuskets. Farthest out 

 at sea, and very nearly on an extended line between the 

 two counties mentioned, are the Mud Islands and Seal 

 Island. These are almost entirely covered with a low 

 growth of evergreens black spruce and balsam fir. Except 

 the Robin, the Song Sparrow, the Snow-bird, and a few 

 Redstarts and Winter Wrens, almost the only small land- 

 birds breeding here are the Black-poll Warbler and Bick- 

 nell's Thrush the last two being very abundant. 



This Thrush (the Black-poll I have described) was wholly 

 new to me. My attention was first arrested by its call, or 



